Published online before print August 27, 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2291021632
(Radiology 2003;229:165.)
A more recent version of this article appeared on October 1, 2003
Percutaneous Transhepatic Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Radiologic Aspects1
Richard J. T. Owen, MB,
Edmond A. Ryan, MD,
Kevin OKelly, MB,
Jonathan R. T. Lakey, PhD,
Mairin C. McCarthy, MB,
Breay W. Paty, MD,
David L. Bigam, MD,
Norman M. Kneteman, MD,
Gregory S. Korbutt, PhD,
Ray V. Rajotte, PhD and
A. M. James Shapiro, MD, PhD
1 From the Departments of Diagnostic Imaging (R.J.T.O., K.O., M.C.M.), Medicine (E.A.R., B.W.P.), and Surgery (D.L.B.) and the Surgical-Medical Research Institute and Clinical Islet Transplant Program (J.R.T.L., N.M.K., G.S.K., R.V.R., A.M.J.S.), University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 - 112th St, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7. Received December 2, 2002; revision requested January 30, 2003; revision received February 21; accepted April 11. Supported by a clinical centre grant from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Alberta Foundation for Diabetes Research, a donation from the Roberts family, a grant from the Canadian Institute for Health Research, the Alberta Health Services Innovation Fund, and institutional support by the University of Alberta Hospitals, Capital Health, and Province Wide Services of the Government of Alberta. Address correspondence to R.J.T.O. (e-mail: drrichardowen@shaw.ca).

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